when it skidded and got stuck in the mud in new york. he wasn't so much scared as he was frustrated. >> you get the run around when is the next plane going to come. i thought i was going to be in florida. >> reporter: yesterday an american airlines plane go stuck in the snow in pittsburgh, no one was hurt on either flight, plenty of travelers are in pain, more than 350 flights cancelled. more than 2500 flights cancelled over the past 48 hours. >> you can't change it, you take it for what it is and make the best of a bad situation. >> best thing is to think about the purpose of the trip so you are not so upset. >> reporter: people who stayed home are also suffering either digging out of snow or dealing with power outages. more than 150,000 homes in the dark from texas to vermont. 100,000 in arkansas. for most, snow is public enemy number one, 61% of the country is dealing with some form of it. >> love it. part of living in new england. >> standard new england weather here, nothing to be too scared of. >> reporter: here's what you can be scared of, 34 tornadoes reported on christmas d

. leading that team will be bob of boston and bill brad headed both new york city and los angeles police departments. no. 2, return to neighborhood policing. 5 distinct police district two in east oakland each of the 5 headed by captain and lieutenant. >> it's critical for us economically and critical for every day citizens. everyone needs to feel safe. >>reporter: all of this falls on the heel of federal judge decision to have a compliance director oversee the oakland police department. move was made after the department failed to meet the deadline of court ordered reform. chef jordan stressed that the plant they work to put in place for early 2013 is part of pro active decision made by him back in april. he also made it clear how bill brad and his team will fall within the city's chain of command. >> they will be reporting to me and the mayor and mr. santana as group. >>reporter: group will give the chief recommendations but it will be up to the chief to carry them out. now all of this comes at a cost. the city will be presentd with proposal to pay the think tank 250,000 doll

this tornado he was delivered home alive. rob nelson, abc news, new york. >> what a character. what a story. >> as we continue the logo that's a no go. up next. brand new california symbol that is officially a fiasco. that is officially a fiasco. stay with us. 7 newsf @ >> well talk about a total bust. in response to overwhelming criticism the university of california decided to knicks plans to use a colorful fancy new logo o. it was a small seed inside a shield that kind of looks like a u. it came under intensifier from both students and alumni who called it bland and non-descript. critic call on the university to go back to the classic logo it has used for 144 years. some would argue if it ain't broken don't fix it. >> back to update the weekend weather forecast. sandhya is here chilly out there. >> indeed. bundle up try to stay warm tonight. it's going to be another cold night. live doppler 7 hd writ now keeping it nice and quiet. no written right at this hour but it will be tracking another system tomorrow. so if you have travel plans tomorrow tahoe 33 degrees. snow arriv

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